The government of President Muhammadu Buhari announced the resumption of the Abuja-Kaduna train service on Thursday.

Fidet Okhiria, Managing Director of Nigeria Railway Corporation, made the announcement on Thursday.

According to Okhiria, everything is in place for the services to resume.

Okhiria, on the other hand, advised passengers who wish to travel via the service to begin updating their mobile app on December 3 in order to successfully book the ride.

He further stated that the services will commence with two train rides from Abuja-Kaduna and vice-versa.

Okhiria said, “AK 1 will depart Idu Station at 9:45 am and arrive at Rigasa Station at 11:53 am.

“KA 2 will depart Rigasa at 8:00 am and arrive at Idu station at 10:17 am.

“AK 3 will depart Idu Station at 3:30 pm and arrive at Rigasa Station at 5:38 pm.

”And KA 4 will depart Rigasa at 2 pm and arrive at Idu Station at 4:07 pm.”

He assured passengers of the Federal Government’s commitment to ensuring the safety of lives and property on board its train at all times.

Recall that during the train’s test run on Sunday, the Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, directed that Nigerians without a National Identification Number would not be allowed to board.

Sambo stated that the security measures to be put in place prior to the start of services were 90% complete.